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Hello,
I am a relatively new member on Fred Miranda, I was messaged by someone named MikePix after inquiring about purchasing a Sony FE 16-35mm lens from some other sellers on the forum. The lens was 930 USD through pay-pal, I asked if I could send half before and after I received the product and he said no, he also had to "ask his wife" about the price.I never heard from him after that. I advise other members to be weary of this person when purchasing.
The email he used is [email protected] and the fraudulent pay-pal account the money was transferred to is [email protected]. On July 30 I sent the transfer and he said he would send the shipment on the 31, and the tracking on Aug 1st. I go on FM and his account is locked all PM's deleted, no reply from the emails. So I have opened a paypal dispute. Upon talking to Paypal this account has multiple claims against them, so be weary. I will hear back on August 12th regarding the refund, until then I am out $1200.00. I am a university student and now super anxious as my budget is super tight and 1200 is a substantial amount to lose, is there anything that can be done in this situation or did I just get scammed out of my money?
Here are two other instances from this person
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4184676
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1502000
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